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FUSILEER

\fjˌuːsɪlˈi͡ə], \fjˌuːsɪlˈi‍ə], \f_j_ˌuː_s_ɪ_l_ˈiə]\

Definitions of FUSILEER

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. [French] Formerly a soldier armed with a fusil, but in modern times an infantry soldier distinguished by wearing a bearskin cap like that of a grenadier.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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